Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 25, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, each interim period is considered integral to the annual period, and tax expense is measured using an estimated annual effective tax rate. An entity is required to record income tax expense each quarter based on its annual effective tax rate estimated for the full fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes on a current year-to-date basis, adjusted for discrete taxable events that occur during the interim period.

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended June 25, 2022 were 8.1% and 18.1%, respectively, compared to 20.6% and 21.0%, respectively, for the corresponding periods in the prior year.

The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended June 25, 2022 were lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of the U.S. deduction for foreign derived intangible income, reserve releases resulting from statute of limitations expirations, and the geographic mix of income earned by our international subsidiaries, which are taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate, partially offset by state income taxes.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 26, 2021 was lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of the U.S. deduction for foreign derived intangible income, the geographic mix of income earned by our international subsidiaries, which are taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate, and federal and state tax credits, partially offset by state income taxes. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 26, 2021 was equal to the U.S. statutory tax rate as the impact of the U.S. deduction for foreign derived intangible income and the geographic mix of income earned by our international subsidiaries, which are taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate, was offset by state income taxes.

Through the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company received $422.6 million in refunds related to federal and state carryback claims, including interest.

Non-Income Tax Matters

The Company is subject to tax examinations for value-added, sales-based, payroll, and other non-income tax items. A number of these examinations are ongoing in various jurisdictions. The Company takes certain non-income tax positions in the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company's positions and conclusions related to its non-income tax positions could be challenged, resulting in assessments by governmental authorities. Pursuant to ASC 450, the Company has recorded loss contingencies with respect to some of these positions. While the Company believes its estimated losses recorded are reasonable, certain audits are still ongoing and additional charges could be recorded in the future.

In January 2022, the Company settled a state non-income tax audit for fiscal years 2016-2017 for $5.4 million, which was previously accrued. In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company reversed $5.2 million in non-income tax reserves related to tax credits received for research and development expenditures for calendar years 2018-2020 as a result of a foreign non-income tax audit settlement finalized in July 2022.